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Charlie Kirk
Hey, everybody. Charlie Kirk here live from the Bitcoin.com studio, Ali B. Stuckey and I. We discuss the state of the church, whether or not women should be pastors. Ooh, you're going to want to listen to this and more. Allie B. Stuckey is one of my favorite voices in the Christian space, especially from a female perspective. Email as always, freedomarliekirk.com subscribe to our podcast. That's the Charlie Kirk show podcast page, and become a member today. Members.charliekirk.com members, that is members.charliekirkweb get involved with Turning Point USA today at tpusa.com that is tpusa.com buckle up, everybody. Here we go. Charlie. What you've done is incredible here.
Allie Stuckey
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Charlie Kirk
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Allie Stuckey
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Charlie Kirk
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Allie Stuckey
So you drink decaf coffee with almond milk?
Charlie Kirk
No, not even decaf. Like. Like purified coffee.
Allie Stuckey
Well, I don't know what this is.
Charlie Kirk
This is like, literally, they, like, cleanse the beans. There's no caffeine.
Allie Stuckey
Okay, so this is for the. Why?
Charlie Kirk
Well, caffeine, like, it's crazy thing. I used to drink so much caffeine and I would get, like, very, very jittery.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
So then I just cut it all off. But I love the taste of coffee.
Allie Stuckey
Okay. That's what I was going to ask you. Just like the taste of it and.
Charlie Kirk
It'S good for your antioxidants, too.
Allie Stuckey
Okay. Wow.
Charlie Kirk
It works for me.
Allie Stuckey
Respect. No caffeine ever. Not even Diet Coke.
Charlie Kirk
No. But, like, I literally, I can. No Diet Coke ever.
Allie Stuckey
No, no, no.
Charlie Kirk
Yeah, Diet Coke's not good for you. I like tea, though.
Allie Stuckey
Does the president know that you know this?
Charlie Kirk
I have been impressed by His Diet Coke consumption.
Allie Stuckey
Okay.
Charlie Kirk
It's amazing.
Allie Stuckey
Wow.
Charlie Kirk
It makes them younger.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah, I guess so. There's got to be something in it.
Charlie Kirk
There's something.
Allie Stuckey
The youth elixir.
Charlie Kirk
How are your kids?
Allie Stuckey
They're all good. Gosh, they grow so fast. Have you realized that you don't do.
Charlie Kirk
Faces on social, Right?
Allie Stuckey
Nope. I don't do anything on social. Nor do we do.
Charlie Kirk
Do you do.
Allie Stuckey
Not even names.
Charlie Kirk
Ages.
Allie Stuckey
People know ages because they've been.
Charlie Kirk
We don't do names either. Yes, I got that from you. Just.
Allie Stuckey
Oh, really?
Charlie Kirk
So tell you. Why do you do that?
Allie Stuckey
Yeah, I mean, you know, there's so many weirdos, and there are so many things nowadays that you can do with a child's image that you can do with information about child. And I just wanted as little info about them in the world as possible. So people know. I have three girls. They know about their ages, and that's it.
Charlie Kirk
Three girls.
Allie Stuckey
I know. It's super fun.
Charlie Kirk
Yeah. So we. We have a girl and a boy.
Allie Stuckey
Yes.
Charlie Kirk
And it's no one's business who their names are, what their names are. Right. Yeah. Or their faces.
Allie Stuckey
Yep. Can you already tell the difference between little boys and little girls? Obviously, we already knew, but.
Charlie Kirk
No, I mean, it's like I. It's so funny. I said to Erica the other day, I said, anybody who does not believe in male, female differences obviously has not been a parent.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
I mean, like, it's just. This is. These are the childless clinicians that are running the academy.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
Just like a very simple thing is that our daughter always would gravitate to. It still does gravitate towards, like, makeup, dresses, you know, organizing, helping clean.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
Where my son, he gravitates towards destruction.
Allie Stuckey
Yes.
Charlie Kirk
And trying to get himself injured and getting hurt.
Allie Stuckey
Yes.
Charlie Kirk
Yeah. No, no. The amount. The incident rate of pediatrician calls of son versus daughter is like ten to one.
Allie Stuckey
And he's only held.
Charlie Kirk
No, he's just turned one.
Allie Stuckey
Oh. Yes.
Charlie Kirk
And he's an early walker at ten months.
Allie Stuckey
Okay.
Charlie Kirk
And he will find a baseball bat and tried to, like, terrorize his sister.
Allie Stuckey
Already on the.
Charlie Kirk
I was like, I didn't teach him that. Right. But. No, but other things. He's very gravitated towards balls. He cannot sit. Like, my daughter will sit still and color, you know, with a lot of dexterity. Right. Read a book. Not with him. It's constant movement, constant activity, constant stimulation. And this is nature. This is how God made them. It's not nurturing.
Allie Stuckey
Matthews. So I can see. I can see the contrast. Whenever my nephews I'm like, it's so loud and it's so rambunctious and there are things flying across my face. There's so much happening. And I forget when I have my three little girls who love princesses and drawing and imagining things and building, you know, forts that turn into homes and everything turns into a baby. Everything. It can be a fork, it can be a bottle. Everything is a baby. I forget that I love boys and maybe one day that we'll have a son too. But yeah, just so different.
Charlie Kirk
We're blessed with both and the contrast is beautiful. I mean, look, if we had two girls, it'd be amazing too. Like whatever the Lord, you know, gives us is just, you know, something. But it's really, it's really remarkable to see how my, my daughter, being the older already is, has like maternal like, instincts towards her brother and it's just.
Allie Stuckey
Takes care of him.
Charlie Kirk
Exactly. And looks after him.
Allie Stuckey
So sweet.
Charlie Kirk
Right.
Allie Stuckey
And seeing siblings, like love each other, even if they do beat each other up one second, the next second they're best friends, that's really fun.
Charlie Kirk
I think it's the closest thing we can see towards how God is pleased when we get along.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah, that's a really good point.
Charlie Kirk
The closest thing that we can get to because we don't want to see our kids fight. I think it's similar to how God looks at us when we're fighting.
Allie Stuckey
I mean, parenting just teaches you so much about how God sees you and what he wants for you. So. And that's just another reason why people should have more kids, because it aids your sanctification so much.
Charlie Kirk
Talk more about that.
Allie Stuckey
Well, it aids your sanctification in the same way that marriage does, in that you are now sharing your interests and your priorities with another person. You are now learning how to get along with other sinners who have their own desires and their own struggles and the things that they have to sacrifice. And so it just causes you to move outside of yourself. It causes you and really demands that you deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Christ. And just the energy that is expended on children, especially if you don't drink caffeine like you, you need a lot of it and it's got to come from the Holy Spirit or else you're going to be overstimulated by the end.
Charlie Kirk
I will just say this now, being caffeine abstinent, it's actually very overrated. Meaning you don't.
Allie Stuckey
Is Erica caffeine abstinent?
Charlie Kirk
She'll have a little bit of Like English breakfast tea.
Allie Stuckey
Oh, yeah. That's nothing.
Charlie Kirk
But it, like, it doesn't give you energy. It just suppresses your production of adenosine.
Allie Stuckey
Right.
Charlie Kirk
It doesn't give you.
Allie Stuckey
So have you done a podcast on this? This is interesting.
Charlie Kirk
I have a whole health theory on this, and Maha can disagree.
Allie Stuckey
Okay.
Charlie Kirk
You know the one thing that does give you energy? Hydration.
Allie Stuckey
Oh.
Charlie Kirk
If you drink a ton of water.
Allie Stuckey
Maha disagrees with that.
Charlie Kirk
No, no, no. I'm just saying that. I'm just saying I wish we would talk about it more. I just think, like, there's a lot on vaccines and raw milk and heavy metals, but, like, the. There's a couple.
Allie Stuckey
I haven't heard this.
Charlie Kirk
My whole health worldview is the simple things are actually the best.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
You don't need, like, to buy a cold plunge. You know, like, that stuff's fine. The two superpowers that I have is I'm a big on sleep and big on drinking water.
Allie Stuckey
Wow.
Charlie Kirk
Pretty simple, right?
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
And I think sleep is, like, the superpower that we don't have.
Allie Stuckey
Okay. I'm curious. How do you prioritize sleep with your travel schedule and everything?
Charlie Kirk
You have to do very hard. First of all, Erica is a champ. She's the one that gets up at night.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
Right. She just lets me sleep. No, alcohol helps a lot with sleep, actually. And so that's really important. But also, I'm really hawkish about turning off the phone at a certain time, because then you just start melatonin production, and if you commit to fall, if you want to fall asleep and you, like, make it a priority, you could do it. And so it's like, I just go to bed early. Like, I don't watch evening TV at all. I go to bed at, like, 9. And then. Okay, if you wake up at 5:30, you know, you're rested enough.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
Right.
Allie Stuckey
So you just shut it off.
Charlie Kirk
Shut it off. And then the other key is I. I started doing this a while ago, and it's worked. Is eye mask.
Allie Stuckey
Oh, really? I tried that. It's just like, if you get.
Charlie Kirk
If you get used to the sensation, it's so good. Because if you learn the science of it, darkness makes your body produce melatonin.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
So you are like, you are. You're suffocating your eyes in darkness. That the melatonin rate that you're producing is, like, through the roof.
Allie Stuckey
Okay. So I didn't know that either. Learning so much from Maha, Charlie Maha.
Charlie Kirk
Yeah, that's right. And again, as Erica deserves all the credit because. And look you know what it's like, you know, raising kids, have to produce content, travel.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
I don't do well in three hours of sleep. That's.
Allie Stuckey
No. I don't know very many people that do. I guess some people do. The President, you know, I guess. Does he only get three hours?
Charlie Kirk
He gets three to four hours. And I, I can say that from firsthand experience. And also his sons and Ivanka's told me there is a very. And one day we will, we will know. We will test the golden hair, which is that there is a. There is a well known documented genetic mutation of like 1 in 100,000 people that people that just, they just don't need more than like an hour and a half.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
And I think he seem like, I think he has that. Like there are. It exists. It's real because sleep actually is just the brain cleaning itself. Yeah, there's like, there's some physical, you know, benefits, but like some brains just don't need it.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah. Yeah. That's amazing. I guess.
Charlie Kirk
Not me.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah, not me either.
Charlie Kirk
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Allie Stuckey
I think that I would probably ask that person, are you happy? Because most people who say, I prioritize me, I want to put myself first. I want to do what feels good. Those people typically aren't happy. Those people typically really struggle with deep depression and anxiety and discontentment and poor relationships and toxic friendships and all of these problems. But they're constantly being fed a message that the problem isn't you, the problem is everything else. And once you get rid of all of these toxic factors in your life and you truly find yourself and discover yourself and fulfill yourself and put yourself first, then you'll kind of be liberated from your depression and anxiety. But as I've said a lot, the self can't be both the problem and the solution. You're trying to solve the problem that you're finding inside yourself with yourself. And that's illogical and it's ineffective. It never works. So that's probably where I would start just talking to them about how they feel, which every girl likes to talk about.
Charlie Kirk
That that is true. I'm writing this down. That's really smart. The self can't be both the problem and the solution.
Allie Stuckey
Yes.
Charlie Kirk
So we both know what the solution is. The solution is the cross. The solutions.
Allie Stuckey
Christ.
Charlie Kirk
And so I find this manifested to the surface most, most quickly on the abortion argument. Because if I'm debate, if I'm debating a man on abortion, it's actually very different. He'll try to get me on, like, reason or scientific technicality, of which there is none. Yeah, but a young lady is, how dare you tell me that I am in charge of my own dominion and I feel as if I should be. It's a very different type of line. And so is that really the root of why America's embraced abortion so much?
Allie Stuckey
Well, I do say, and I say this about a lot of issues that we've exchanged the God of Scripture for the God of self. And I argue that the God of self has two highest values, and those two high values are autonomy and authenticity. Now, autonomy and authenticity, just like empathy, and we can get into this can be good values when they are submitted to absolute truth. But when they're not, when they are your absolute values, they're justifications for sin. So autonomy becomes a justification for sin. When you say, well, I control myself, I control my body. So much so that you're literally willing to sacrifice an unborn child on the altar of what you want. Authenticity can become this bad value. When you say, well, I want to be true to myself, so I'M going to allow my self identity to trump physical reality or my biology. And so those two main values that the God of self hoists up as supreme authenticity and autonomy are really used as justifications of all kinds of depravity.
Charlie Kirk
Totally. And so something you're really effective at. I don't know, I'm loud, I don't know how effective I am. Is calling out the church and their failing of identifying this. What is the state in your estimation of the modern American Christian church?
Allie Stuckey
No, you're really good at talking about this and loudly.
Charlie Kirk
I don't know. Effectively.
Allie Stuckey
No, definitely effectively. I mean there's so many. There are more people now that are effectively talking about it. I'm sure you've talked about Megan Basham and she's amazing. Yes.
Charlie Kirk
And we should pray for her. I don't know how she's doing health wise.
Allie Stuckey
Yes. She just finished chemotherapy and so she.
Charlie Kirk
Hope it's a success.
Allie Stuckey
Yes, she's starting to feel better and better. So praise the Lord. Absolutely. Pray for her. And just the spiritual battle that she is waging as well. I mean, she uncovers a lot of the funding behind these very insidious groups. I mean, you've got a group called J29, you've got the After Party. And both of them are these institutions that say that they are theologically conservative. And their mottos are, let me help the American church reimagine politics. But the people who are involved in them, David French, Russell Moore, all of.
Charlie Kirk
Those people, we know them.
Allie Stuckey
Yes. And so we're not confused about where they are politically. They hate Donald Trump, they hate Republicans. They think that the left is definitely more biblical than the right. And so what these institutions are very sneakily doing, they're coming into the church and they're saying, pastor, you're tired. You're tired of the division. You're tired of the stress of politics and the left, right division in your church. Let us help you unify your congregants. Let us walk you through how you can lead your congregation through the next election and these political issues. But how they're doing that is by saying, well, abortion is nuanced, so don't talk about it. Gender is really, you know, it could be offensive to the image bearers in your, in your congregation. So don't say that gender is binary. So they exist to try to make theologically conservative churches politically progressive. And I don't know how effective they are at doing that right now, but you could see how it'd be persuasive. For the mushy middle.
Charlie Kirk
Yeah. So there's. There's three types of churches. There's true churches, which is, you know, the type you and I go to and that we speak at. There's trembling churches, those that are, like, always shaking, like leap. Then there's traitorous. We, you and I both know the traitorous ones. Gay pride flags, our native churches. The trembling is the majority, unfortunately.
Allie Stuckey
Yes.
Charlie Kirk
And so. And so, like, what? I would love your thoughts. Has it gotten better since COVID Because we're talking about it more.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah, I think so. I think if Covid.
Charlie Kirk
I think you're right. 10% better.
Allie Stuckey
Yes. I think if Covid happened today, you would have fewer churches, shut their doors. I think that's right. Because, I mean, you've got to have some people who are willing to be first, who are willing to say, you know what? Y' all are going to call me all these kinds of names. I don't care what you call me. I'm going to stand up because this is right. That gives other people cover. We shouldn't be the kind of people who are so cowardly that we need that cover. But we probably all have times in our lives when we have. So, yes, now I think that churches are maybe a little bit bolder, but, gosh, I still want more clarity from the pulpit.
Charlie Kirk
Totally.
Allie Stuckey
Especially about the issues that they call political, but are really just primarily biblical. I even think there's a place for pastors to talk about the biblical principles of immigration. They don't have to. Yes, they don't have to talk about the news every Sunday, but the Bible isn't silent on that subject.
Charlie Kirk
It's actually very loud on it.
Allie Stuckey
Yes, yes. Talks about it a lot.
Charlie Kirk
And yes, it's not just loving the foreigner, which we should, but also about biblical boundaries and borders. And there's two words for immigrant actually used in Hebrew. I think it's like care and ver. I could be wrong, but, like, there are two different words, those that assimilate and do not assimilate.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
So I have a provocative question for you. I know how you're going to answer, but you can talk about it more freely than I can. Should women be pastors?
Allie Stuckey
I don't think so. No. I don't think that women should be pastors, and I don't think that they should preach from the pulpit on Sunday mornings. Obviously, I don't believe that women shouldn't be Bible study leaders or that we shouldn't speak at all or that we shouldn't have podcasts. I think there are lots of wonderful places for women to speak and to teach. But it seems to me that when Paul says that women shouldn't teach and he's talking about in the context of the local church and then he goes all the way back to creation for his reasoning, he doesn't say, well, this is something that's happening in your local church culturally right now. It's probably not happening later. He says, actually it's because Eve sinned first and then Adam. And so I don't know exactly what that means. I don't know everything that he means there. But if he's going back to something that is still true today, it seems like the directive is still for today too.
Charlie Kirk
How is that your opinion received?
Allie Stuckey
You know, even on the conservative side, it's not necessarily received well, although I do have friends, we realize this is not a salvation issue, but we do disagree on it. But we'll get in our, we'll get in our back and forth sometimes about that.
Charlie Kirk
So it's mixed.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah, it's. It's mixed. And of course there are people on the left end, but I don't even think about what their opinion is.
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Allie Stuckey
Oh, that's a great question.
Charlie Kirk
I think I know what you're Gonna say.
Allie Stuckey
Oh, yeah, I bet you know what I'm gonna say? I was gonna say, John MacArthur. Yes.
Charlie Kirk
He's the man.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah, I was gonna say that. But I mean, there's a lot of good ones and, you know.
Charlie Kirk
I know, but, like, he's a legend.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah. I mean, I could just listen to his sermons and. Yeah, there are a few people like that that I could listen to on repeat.
Charlie Kirk
Yeah. And so what. What made him so. And it's important, right, because you should articulate, like, why is he a legend?
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
And how do we get more of this next generation to be in that mold?
Allie Stuckey
Unafraid. That's the thing I think of. Unafraid, totally undeterred by culture at all, does not care one bit what you call him. He. He wants to know, what does the Bible say? And if the Bible says it, I'm going to say it. And I'm not going to nuance it or apologize for it because most pastors, they would never say this, but a lot of Christians, too, think that they're nicer than God, and so they think they can out love, out mercy, out compassion God by not saying what God says. Oh, let me just take God off the hook. Well, God doesn't.
Charlie Kirk
I'm a better person than God.
Allie Stuckey
Oh, totally. And John MacArthur knows that that's not true.
Charlie Kirk
I also would use. I totally agree that. So I've bought Erica jokes. We get these packages delivered to our house. She said, enough. Because I buy so many books. Right.
Allie Stuckey
I know. So does my husband. He buys so many books and I.
Charlie Kirk
Don'T read them all. And that's what he's. But I have a. This is an important thing. I say it often in my podcast, but people, they don't listen to everything. Obviously, it is important that your children are raised in a home where books are around.
Allie Stuckey
Yes.
Charlie Kirk
They are displayed proudly and openly. And that at least they. Even if they're, like, taking the books and they're throwing and they're drawing on them. The kinetic memory that the parents value learning is a very important thing. I got this from Dennis Prager, which is that, like, my earliest memories, my parents would have books everywhere. And it's important that at least it's established that, hey, this is something that has been written for a reason and studied and authored anyways.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah. That's so good.
Charlie Kirk
I have these huge books of John. I have a whole John MacArthur section.
Allie Stuckey
You do? I love that.
Charlie Kirk
And my. And when you read these commentaries. So whenever I ever read a Bible verse, I'm like, I Don't get it. I go to my John MacArthur, like, commentary and I mean, I would say he is so deep in a way that most modern evangelical pastors are not so studied. Like, for example, there's a scripture that's very, very hard on its surface, which is like, you must hate your mother.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
Like it's very hard. Read the John MacArthur single. Okay. Well, you must understand the word hate in the Hebrew context is to choose between two but not to have scorn towards another. Like, okay, yeah. And it's wow, thank you for that.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
And so, but then he goes into this like five page explanation. Right. And do you think most modern evangelical like skinny jean wearing pastors are doing deep study?
Allie Stuckey
No, I think a lot of them are passing around each other's sermons.
Charlie Kirk
The chat GPT sermons.
Allie Stuckey
Well, yeah, and I think that they're take. Not that we can't learn from other people, but I think a lot of sermons today are probably recycled, repurposed. Yeah. And John MacArthur, also, the interesting thing about him, for those who don't know, like he's in Southern California. It's not like he's in Kentucky. It's. He's not in the, he's not in the Bible belt. I mean, he's been warned against culture just by standing for what the word of God says, you know. Have you ever watched his debates between him and Gavin Newsom?
Charlie Kirk
Oh, I have to. No, I haven't.
Allie Stuckey
Oh yeah, on CNN he used to go at it between Gavin Newsom back when Gavin Newsom pretended to be like a devout Catholic. And he would say like, wait, don't you know what the Roman Catholic church teaches on marriage? And he's like, well, I, you know how Gavin Newsom is, you know. Exactly. But they used to go at it. And so, yeah, you should watch that John MacArthur.
Charlie Kirk
I know he's not well, but he's still, you know, he's still preaching. He passed the COVID test.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
So many guys did not.
Allie Stuckey
Yep. They stayed open and they defied Gavin.
Charlie Kirk
Why is it, I mean, I'm sure you think about this a lot. Why is that so many pastors tend to not finish well? That is a biblical. That is a biblical constancy. So many of these figures Solomon didn't finish well. Like, finishing well is very, very rare.
Allie Stuckey
You know, who comes to mind first in that? I mean, especially when we're talking about COVID I just think of Andy Stanley and just the legacy of Charles Stanley, which stands so tall and is so amazing and how he is compromised, especially on The COVID thing, he said at Liberty Convocation in 2020, which he did virtually that maybe not January, but that year, he said the Bible does not instruct the church to meet in person. And so that was his position. He pushed a lot of the Atlanta Christians in that direction.
Charlie Kirk
You know, it's funny, he texted me because I was attacking him relentlessly. We talked on the phone.
Allie Stuckey
Oh, really?
Charlie Kirk
Yeah. And I did. I agreed. I was like, look, I'll lay off for a while. And I did, because I try to be a man of my word. And he was basically like, hey, can you please stop talking about me? And I was like, yeah, I guess, like, fine. And, you know, at least I. In my opinion, it's like, I want to establish a diet. If people want to talk, I never want to be.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
Closed off to that.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
And I did promise him next time I was in Atlanta, I want to sit down with him. Because I, like, I know that sounds like, cheap. I actually, I'm, like, infinitely curious how he says the stuff he says.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
As a pastor, like, oh, the Old Testament, you know, we don't need that on Hitch.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah. And he's really compromised on the LGBTQ issue to me, and I called him out on that.
Charlie Kirk
He's like. And he's like, no, no, no, I'm not.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
And it's like, okay. It's like, how is.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah, it's interesting. He's never reached out to me, and I have friends that.
Charlie Kirk
You gotta go after him harder, Ellie.
Allie Stuckey
I know. Well, yeah, maybe if I had, like, Charlie Kirk level platform.
Charlie Kirk
Trust me, he has a whole war room that, like, listens to my stuff.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
So this will get to us. If you could tell one thing to him, because he's definitely gonna listen to this, what would that be?
Allie Stuckey
You're not nicer than God. You don't need to apologize for Romans 1. You don't need to apologize for First Corinthians 6. You don't need to apologize for the so called clobbered passages. Let me tell you, it's not just about those one or two verses. He says that homosexuality is different than other sins. It's not different than other sins. Jesus died for homosexual sins just as much as he died for any other sins. This is what I say for people who say, well, the definition of marriage, you know, or, you know, sexuality is just about Leviticus. It's just about these verses. Here's the alliteration I use. I'll go through it quickly. I say the definition of marriage in the Bible, even If you took out all the negative verses about homosexuality, it's rooted in creation, it's reiterated throughout scripture, it's repeated by Jesus himself, it is representative of Christ in the church and therefore it is reflective of the gospel. And I could go through all the biblical references to support all of those and I have many times on my show, but it'll take a long time. Those five R's are how we have to remember why it is so important to get the definition of marriage right. Because when people start denying Genesis 1:27, they eventually deny John 14:6 that Jesus is the way, the truth, the life, that no one comes to the Father except through him. I hope that doesn't happen to Andy Stanley, but he's compromised so much on this one issue and I think has probably actually burdened a lot of people who struggle with same sex attraction rather than freeing them with the truth of the gospel.
Charlie Kirk
First of all, that was so great. I wish you were with me in Cambridge.
Allie Stuckey
Oh, that was great. By the way. You did a great job. And in Jubilee too. I've watched, I watched both of them.
Charlie Kirk
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Allie Stuckey
Okay. Can you tell you've probably.
Charlie Kirk
Yeah, no, I actually haven't very much on air. So, I mean, so they're so Deceitful little snakes there. Right? So they're like, oh, let's go have a nice conversation at the Cambridge Union.
Allie Stuckey
Right? Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
And so I had a feeling it was more than that because someone leaked an email to me that they were like, hey, come here to sign up to debate Charlie Kirk. So they're advertising all stupid.
Allie Stuckey
Not a conversation.
Charlie Kirk
No. And so I was like, okay, this little weird. As soon as I show up, I could feel like, in my spirit, I.
Allie Stuckey
Was like, okay, the tension.
Charlie Kirk
You think you're going in for, like, an interview? I'm like, this is the Roman Coliseum.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah, that's what it looks like.
Charlie Kirk
And so I'm walking in as, like, a gladiator.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
And, like. And I. And when I. Not a single person applauded when I walked in. It's 400 people right now. Remember, I'm in a foreign country.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
I just got off a red eye flight that didn't sleep right. I got two kids at home. Like, so you're a little bit. You know.
Allie Stuckey
Do you have any of your. Like, is Andrew with you? You got any of your people?
Charlie Kirk
I have. I have Mikey and Blake, and Blake's amazing. Blake is, like, the smartest person I know. Right.
Allie Stuckey
So at least you have, like, someone.
Charlie Kirk
No. And so, like. And I was like, guys, we have to. So we prep the best we could. Right?
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
So I do this interview with this. It was a ridiculous interview with the head of the Cambridge president, and then she, like, throws me out into the center of the Coliseum. Right. And so they start bringing these people up, and, you know, it's very interesting. I thought I did very well keeping my calm and composure. Right. Because it's, like, very easy to have an outburst like that. The Audi. I didn't have a single person clap for me.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
Right. And like.
Allie Stuckey
Which is very different than your typical.
Charlie Kirk
Yes. Or at least it's mixed. Right. Like, some booing, some cheering. You. So usually when I'm doing an event, I could at least, like, see somebody nodding along. Like, instead, it's just like. And so you're. You're a little bit disoriented.
Allie Stuckey
That is hard. People who don't public speak. Like, it's really hard when you look out into the audience and it's blank.
Charlie Kirk
Stands, and then they're applauding even the dumbest point that this person makes. Right.
Allie Stuckey
They're like, yeah.
Charlie Kirk
You know, and so. But I was like. So I'm very. I was very happy with how I kind of kept my calm and composure.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
But understand. So you have these, like, high iq, low wisdom, you know.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
People at Cambridge, and they have all week to prepare for what they're going to say. Right. And I don't know the topic. So they come up, and it could be anything. Right. It could be abortion. It could be transgenderism. It could be Israel.
Allie Stuckey
Okay. So they've been preparing their best argument. They're like, okay, I'm going to formulate my best argument for Charlie Kirk. And he has no idea.
Charlie Kirk
I don't even know.
Allie Stuckey
Sneak attack.
Charlie Kirk
Yes. So I don't even know anything. And, like, on campus, I'm crazy. That. But, like, this is. This is different. Right? This was like.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
And it's fine. I'm so glad I did it, because I'll go anywhere and I'll do that, and I hope it sets an example for other people. You shouldn't be afraid.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
But here I am, like, I'm proclaiming the gospel, and they're, like, mocking and snickering. Right. And, like. And I'm like, you know, God is real. And they're, like, just, like, literally laughing in the room. And again, I'm unmoved by that. And so it went super viral. And it was like. It was what they call a Rorschach test. Right. Which is like, the left is like, oh, you know, Charlie is whatever. I was like, okay. And then the right was like, you know, really glad you hung in there. But overall, the consensus. Overwhelming. Was like, charlie, you did great.
Allie Stuckey
Well, there's no one else that could have done better, I don't know, a better debater than you. And so I'm glad that you were the. I mean, I guess you weren't the first, because I think other people have done.
Charlie Kirk
It wasn't in. That wasn't that hostile.
Allie Stuckey
It wasn't the same. Okay, so this was the first.
Charlie Kirk
Shapiro did it.
Allie Stuckey
Yes.
Charlie Kirk
Shapiro did it at Oxford. The one he did at Oxford was super hostile, and we kind of flipped. So I did Oxford. It was very chill. And then he did Cambridge, and it was chill. So it was like, for whatever reason, it was, like, inverted for us.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah. But.
Charlie Kirk
But, like, it was like a 10 out of 10. And, like, they will come and they'll insult your appearances. They'll insult, like, everything.
Allie Stuckey
Like, everything's on this.
Charlie Kirk
Because they want you to try to have an outburst. Right.
Allie Stuckey
Wow.
Charlie Kirk
And, like, they want to try to get you. And so, anyway, I consider it a huge blessing.
Allie Stuckey
But now you're prepared for anything.
Charlie Kirk
Oh, no. Now it's like, okay, I'll go debate at Harvard. Like, I don't care. Dartmouth.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
Because, I mean, it is. It was like there was an ambush met with, like, just the whole, like, configuration of the room and the acoustics. That room is from, like, 1820. So, like, there's all wood. So it's just all, like, when they applaud, it just got so loud.
Allie Stuckey
How long was it?
Charlie Kirk
Hour and 45 minutes.
Allie Stuckey
Pretty long.
Charlie Kirk
Yeah. No, that's. That's a long time to be kind of on your feet, you know, And I. And so here's the thing. So, because we thought that, like, it would be a little bit nicer, I hosted my whole show right before that, you know, so I did, like, a whole show in London, and I was like, okay. And then as I'm getting closer, I'm like, we should probably, like, prepare. You know, we were like, somewhat. How do you prepare? You don't know what they're gonna talk about.
Allie Stuckey
That's true.
Charlie Kirk
And so anyway, with that being said, the one guy came up, he was like, in the Bible, it doesn't say homosexuality is wrong. Can you repeat those five Rs again?
Allie Stuckey
Yes. Okay.
Charlie Kirk
That was so well said.
Allie Stuckey
So even. Yes. I remember the first time I talked about this on my podcast was probably 2018. And I don't know. I guess the Holy Spirit just helps me with this kind of alliteration, but. Cause people always say, well, you don't have to care about what Leviticus says, that a man lying with another man is an abomination, because you don't follow. You know, you don't follow the rest of the laws, or. I don't know what they say about Romans 1 and 1 Corinthians 6 and all of these other verses, but they just kind of say, well, we don't have to abide by those. But if you look at the positive definitions of sexuality and marriage in Scripture, which is what we should look at when we read the Bible, we don't just say, well, what should. What can we get away with? We read the Bible asking, how can we obey God? Which means you don't just look at, what does he say I shouldn't do, but what does he say is good, right? And holy. So rooted in creation. We see that in Genesis 1:27 that God made us male and female. Reiterated throughout Scripture. For example, Exodus 20:12, Honor your Father and mother. The Bible doesn't say parents. The Bible doesn't say spouses. The Bible says, husband, wife, mother, father. Reiterated throughout Scripture. That's the second one. Then repeated by Jesus himself. This is Matthew 19:4. Through five. And, and people say Jesus never talked about sexuality, he never talked about these things. And we could get into like how terrible that is of a hermeneutic. But Jesus says, have you not read that in the beginning he made them male and female? I mean, that's as clear as it gets when Jesus is defining marriage and gender and then representative of Christ in the church. That's the fourth R. And then. That's exactly right, yes. Ephesians 5, Paul says, this is a mystery. But I'm telling you that marriage here on earth, and I'm paraphrasing, represents Christ in the church. Just as the husband is the head of the wife, so is Christ the head of the church. And so that's not true of two men who are together. That's not true of two women who are together because it is the husband who represents Christ, it is the wife who represents the church. And so we read that the earthly physical marriage of a man and a woman is representative of a spiritual and eternal reality of Christ's marriage to the church. And so in that way it is reflective of the Gospel. The Bible starts with a marriage, it ends with a marriage. And the gender designations are not arbitrary. So that is exactly why when someone compromises on that, they end up compromising the rest of their theology because it's so foundational.
Charlie Kirk
I will give you attribution, but you're going to hear that on a college campus near you.
Allie Stuckey
Okay, I'm ready.
Charlie Kirk
That's, that's so, that's so deep.
Allie Stuckey
Thanks.
Charlie Kirk
Before I have to let you go to go speak, why are so many young men, especially joining the Catholic Church?
Allie Stuckey
Yeah, you know, I've seen this a lot.
Charlie Kirk
It's happening, it's real.
Allie Stuckey
I've seen, I have seen this. I had someone ask me the other day why men are becoming more religious. And there is some. Okay, so there is some competing data, I will say, about whether Catholicism is growing or whether they're adding new people at the same rate that they're choosing.
Charlie Kirk
New people, at least anecdotally, I know in right wing circles has more momentum. Would you agree?
Allie Stuckey
Tradition, rigidity, the expectation of this is what I have to do and this is what it looks like. And I'm not trying to. I mean, everyone knows I'm, you know, Reformed Protestant. I talk a lot about Protestant theology. But I'm not trying to say this in some kind of like dismissive way. Truly, there is something beautiful about that. And I think there is something that they feel grounded in when they can look back at the history of the Catholic Church and say, this has been done this way for X amount of years. Also, just the existence of the magisterium, that this is what the Bible means. This is the catechism. This is how we interpret scripture. There's a lot of debate and discussion and differing interpretations within Protestantism, which I think is a feature, not a bug.
Charlie Kirk
Yes.
Allie Stuckey
But Catholics would say that that's actually, you know, a bad product of the Protestant Reformation. So I think that's. I think that's what it is.
Charlie Kirk
Yeah, I think that's. I agree with all that. And I can tell you, the young men I talked to, they're joined the Catholic Church. They can't quite put it into words, but the kind of the theme is that everything around me is changing so rapidly, and I want one thing that's not gonna change.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
And at least I could tell you, Ali, I am exhausted if I have to go to a church that looks like a Home Depot. I think there's actually something about a beautiful church that points up that is holy and that, you know, is excellent. And it's like, it's not enough just to have a Sam's Club with worship, you know?
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
Not to say that Jesus can't be present there.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
But I do think that the old. Even the old beautiful Protestant churches are something that we can take a page out of, that our Lord deserves a holy place to sanctify. Now, of course, Jesus is in all of our hearts, but when I go to church, I want to feel as if I am pursuing the holy right and to. To. To look at the beautiful. And Catholics, you know, their churches are really beautiful, actually, a lot of them. You know, stained glass windows, you know, beautiful art. So I think that's part of it. I think the aesthetics also in an increasingly ugly world has drawn people in. Right.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
I mean, we just like to have this hyper modern, ugly world where there's almost nothing pleasing to look at.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah.
Charlie Kirk
And I think. I think that that help explains part of it.
Allie Stuckey
Yeah. I think that those are all really good points.
Charlie Kirk
You gotta go dash to go speak. Plug your podcast so people can follow it.
Allie Stuckey
Yes. It's called relatable. It's on BlazeTV. But you can listen or watch wherever you listen or watch your podcast. My book, my latest book, Toxic Empathy. How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion. I really encourage you, especially if you're a woman, but really, it's for anyone who finds yourself asking, but what do I say when my friend says this about immigration or abortion or when they say that in order to be a good person, I have to use someone's preferred pronouns. Whatever it is, this is the book for you. This book will equip you to have those conversations really effectively.
Charlie Kirk
Allie, you're excellent. Thank you for your courage.
Allie Stuckey
Thank you, Charlie.
Charlie Kirk
So many young women especially follow you. So thank you for being a godly and biblical role model.
Allie Stuckey
Well, thank you so much.
Charlie Kirk
Thank you. Thanks so much for listening everybody. Email us. As always, freedom. Charliekirk.com thanks so much for listening and God bless.
Allie Stuckey
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Detailed Summary of "Should Women Be Pastors?" and Other Questions On the State of the Church
Podcast Information:
The episode kicks off with Charlie Kirk introducing Allie Stuckey, a respected voice in the Christian community known for her strong female perspective. They delve into personal topics, such as their preferences and lifestyles.
The conversation transitions to the dynamics of parenting boys and girls, highlighting natural tendencies and behaviors influenced by gender.
Charlie and Allie exchange tips on maintaining energy and well-being without relying on caffeine, emphasizing the importance of hydration and sleep.
Energy Management:
Sleep Strategies:
A central topic of the episode is whether women should serve as pastors, a discussion that reveals varying perspectives within the Christian community.
Allie Stuckey's Stance:
Supporting Biblical Teachings:
Charlie and Allie discuss the current landscape of the American Christian church, identifying various categories of congregations and the challenges they face.
Categorization of Churches:
Influence of Progressive Groups:
The duo emphasizes the importance of maintaining biblical integrity in the face of cultural shifts and progressive movements.
Biblical Consistency:
Church Aesthetics and Community Appeal:
Charlie shares his recent experiences debating at Cambridge, offering insights into the confrontational nature of such engagements.
Debating at Cambridge:
Preparation and Resilience:
The discussion touches upon influential Bible teachers who exemplify unwavering commitment to biblical truths.
The episode concludes with mutual appreciation and encouragement to continue upholding biblical principles amidst cultural challenges.
Notable Quotes with Timestamps:
Conclusion
This episode of The Charlie Kirk Show provides a thorough exploration of contemporary issues within the Christian church, particularly focusing on the role of women in pastoral positions. Through candid dialogue, Charlie Kirk and Allie Stuckey address personal lifestyle choices, parenting philosophies, the health and well-being of individuals, and the broader state of the American Christian church. They emphasize the importance of maintaining biblical integrity in the face of progressive cultural shifts and share insights on effective engagement with educational institutions and influential biblical teachers. The discussion serves as a valuable resource for listeners seeking to understand and navigate the complexities of modern Christian life and leadership.